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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1900
Page
9
An advertisement urges readers to restore youth with Ayer’s Hair Vigor promising to remove gray hair in under a month. It claims dandruff prevention, reduced hair loss, and thicker, longer hair, priced at $100 per bottle and sold at druggists.
Readers warned that moldy layers of paper and flour paste in walls nurture smallpox germs. Alabastine is offered as a sanitary wall coating and disinfectant. The note includes brief ads and assorted quotes, citing physicians and advertisers and mentioning related items like Grain-O.
Omaha and Chicago markets show cattle demand strong with all cattle sold. hogs weaken on light demand. sheep steady with varied prices. Kansas City and New York reports mirror mixed cattle and lamb trends. grain and provision futures reflect steady to firm moves across corn, oats, and wheat.
March reports from the Agriculture Department estimate wheat in farmers hands at 158 million bushels about 29 percent of last year’s crop and corn at 774.7 million bushels about 37.2 percent. oats at 200.8 million bushels about 26.5 percent, with a high export proportion and merchantable share. A London rush for the English War Loan shows oversubscription within two hours as investors from all classes seek Britannia’s issue.
A. C. Moffett cashier of the First State bank at Waverly shot and instantly killed a negro burglar in the burglar’s bedroom early this morning. A quantity of stolen valuables was found on the dead man. The burglar has not been identified but is believed to be a professional crook. Ladysmith Siege Was important in a separate report.
The John M. Smyth Company of Chicago has operated a mammoth storefront for 30 years, selling wholesale prices direct to consumers nationwide. Their illustrated catalogue, now over 1900 pages, uses color photos to show foods, textiles, and home goods, aiming to cut out middlemen and save customers money.
Fairness and industry drive a revealed success as firms secure goods at the lowest cost by efficient lines. Jake steamers are pressed into service for rough goods from mills on the misty coast, paying freight close to iron ore rates. References include banks, express companies, or any resident of Chicago.
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